异构CAD系统间中性语义特征数据交换

提出了一种基于中性语义特征转换的异构CAD系统间数据交换方法,该方法采用“中性语义特征转换器”将不同系统间的造型信息转换为统一的数据信息格式,并通过中性语义转换库实现了不同系统间操作命令的4种映射关系。此外,还实现了异构CAD系统间零件的同步协同传输。最后,将该文提到的思想初步应用在理工大学自主开发的HUSTCAIDS与UG间的异构协同设计中,证明该理论的可行性。     

基于语义特征造型的虚拟装配

协同虚拟装配技术是虚拟样机技术与虚拟现实技术相结合所产生的一个新的研究热点。基于细胞元表示的语义特征造型技术,提出一种统一的协同虚拟装配框架,在该框架下能够有效支持异构CAD系统间零件及装配体的协同装配。网络传输以特征依赖图存储的操作信息,可降低网络负荷,提高响应速度。该思想初步应用在自主开发的HUST-CAIDS与UG间的异构协同设计中,证明了以上理论的可行性。     

异构CAD系统协同框架与互操作

协同CAD通过网络支持不同地域的设计人员实时地完成产品设计或决策任务,以提高群体协同工作效率;异构CAD系统协同将分布的不同的CAD系统,如ProE、UG、SolidWork等业界比较成熟且是主流的商业CAD系统,集成在一个框架平台下,从而支持人们更方便地协同工作;文章讨论了异构CAD系统协同的体系结构与共享感知问题,提出了一个支持共享感知的复制式系统结构模型;进一步将现有商业CAD系统引入到该模型中,给出了一个基于构件的协同CAD中间件框架模型,讨论了中间件接口和CAD系统的互操作。     

异构CAD系统语义信息交换方法研究

传输完整的CAD模型语义信息是协同设计有效进行的关键,提出了一种异构CAD系统语义信息交换方法,该方法通过构建语义转换器实现了常规文件、压缩文件和中性文件三种模型文件的数据转换和翻译,并给出了判定特征相似性的方法,实现了源CAD系统和目标CAD系统的语义互操作,保证了语义传输的完整性和高效性。构建了一个协同资源共享平台,在该平台下实现了Pro/E系统和UG系统之间的语义数据交换,协同传输效率提高了近30%。     

以网络为中心的协同特征造型

在网络化同步协同设计环境中,如何实现CAD系统之间的实时数据交换和模型同步,成为协同几何造型的关键问题。文中提出了一种新的复制式协同特征造型方法,该方法将现有的特征造型技术与分布计算、网络通信技术相结合,通过简单的造型消息交换来实现增量式协同造型,可以较好地满足几何模型实时同步的需要,而且也部分地解决了异构CAD软件之间的数据交换问题;并详细地介绍了协同造型通信协议、对象引用机制、以及分布式协同造型系统。     

基于RDF/XML的装配语义建模研究

为解决异构CAD系统集成及协同装配设计过程中的信息共享问题,在分析装配特征语义信息的基础上,提出了面向协同设计的三元装配语义模型,提出采用RDF／XML表达装配语义元模型,并讨论了基于XML的数据集成关键技术。在文章的最后通过具体的CAD系统实现协同设计过程实例,验证了该模型及实现方法的有效性和可行性。     

基于细胞元本体的标准件库资源共享研究

针对目前标准件库不支持异构CAD系统和标准件信息不完整两个主要问题,提出了一种基于细胞元本体的标准件库资源共享方法。该方法使用Web本体描述语言(Web Ontology Language,OWL)表示细胞元本体模型,制定语义映射规则,以细胞为转换单元,屏蔽了信息表示的异构性,使应用本体和细胞元本体成为具有语义关系的逻辑上的整体,实现了异构CAD系统对标准件库的共享及异构数据的实时转换。该方法应用在Pro/E,UG和CATIA3个CAD平台的同步协同设计中,证明了其可行性。     

异构CAD系统间的用户自定义特征在线交换

用户自定义特征(UDF)能很好地反映用户特有的设计意图,减少重复性的设计活动,是主流CAD系统都提供的功能,因此实现UDF在线交换是异构CAD系统在线集成中不可或缺的一部分.为此,提出一种基于中性命令的UDF在线交换方法.在综合主流CAD系统UDF表示的基础上,给出了一种UDF的中性命令表示;然后给出系统UDF与中性UDF命令之间的相互转换算法,并重点介绍了其中的差异性解决方法.采用文中方法在Pro/E,SolidWorks和UG之间进行UDF实时交换的实例结果表明,文中提出的UDF在线交换方法能够有效地支持UDF在异构CAD系统间的实时创建、修改和删除操作.     

异构CAD协同设计系统的集成与实现

随着CAD软件的逐步普及,设计工作效率得到了很大的提高,但这些软件没有形成一个完整的系统,信息共享程度低,信息传递速度慢,无法实时监控项目,应用系统集成效率不高,而且不同设计师可能所擅长的CAD软件不一样.因此,文章提出集成多种CAD软件分组的系统协同设计系统的架构模型,介绍了系统构建方法、体系结构框架与关键技术,并着重阐述了异构CAD协同设计环境下采用ActiveX控件实现客户端与服务器之间的数据交互.     

基于ECA规则的动态数据交换技术

动态数据交换是实现网络协同设计的关键技术,在协同设计中每一步的设计信息都进行实时交换必然导致在动态数据交换中包含不必要的数据。为了解决这个问题,该文提出基于ECA规则的动态数据交换技术。建立基于ECA规则的动态数据交换系统结构,并定义动态数据交换中的ECA规则和动态数据更新中事件间的基本关系。应用该技术实现了跨平台异构CAD系统之间动态数据的实时交互和一致性。     

Cognitive,collaborative, conceptual and creative — Four characteristics of the next generation of knowledge-based CAD systems: A study in biologically inspired design

We envision that the next generation of knowledge-based CAD systems will be characterized by four features: they will be based on cognitive accounts of design, and they will support collaborative design, conceptual design, and creative design. In this paper, we first analyze these four dimensions of CAD. We then report on a study in the design, development and deployment of a knowledge-based CAD system for supporting biologically inspired design that illustrates these four characteristics. This system, called DANE for Design by Analogy to Nature Engine, provides access to functional models of biological systems. Initial results from in situ deployment of DANE in a senior-level interdisciplinary class on biologically inspired design indicates its usefulness in helping designers conceptualize design of complex systems, thus promising enough to motivate continued work on knowledge-based CAD for biologically inspired design. More importantly from our perspective, DANE illustrates how cognitive studies of design can inform the development of CAD systems for collaborative, conceptual, and creative design, help assess their use in practice, and provide new insights into human interaction with knowledge-based CAD systems.     

Parametric exchange of round shapes between a mechanical CAD system and a ship CAD system

Interoperability among heterogeneous Computed-Aided Design (CAD) systems is an important issue. With the advent of global outsourcing, collaborative design has expanded from inside the enterprise to parts suppliers. This paper introduces a method for design data exchange between shipyards and equipment suppliers. These parties usually use different CAD systems, because they want to select the most suitable one for their jobs. CAD systems provide modeling functionality that is based on distinct modeling units. Therefore, to exchange design data, one must map between these two distinct sets of modeling units. Some modeling units can be directly mapped and converted, and other modeling units that cannot be directly mapped (such as the fillet feature in a mechanical CAD system) are converted by the indirect mapping procedure proposed in this paper. The proposed method is demonstrated with case studies between TransCAD and the AVEVA Marine system.     

Modularized design-oriented systematic inventive thinking approach supporting collaborative service innovations

The rapid evolution of new service systems raises crucial challenges for service design and requires effective methods. This study depicts a conceptual service design framework, called design-oriented systematic inventive thinking (DSIT) approach, which can be applied in different problem contexts. DSIT is presented as a new systematic and collaborative intelligence approach for creating and evaluating complex service systems using multi-criteria data analytics. DSIT synthesizes the current field of TRIZ service-design knowledge system and the emerging area of non-TRIZ service-design knowledge system. DSIT enables integrated development of service offerings at four dimensions and provides the matching integrated service design approach for each dimension. Four types of service design approaches are conceptualized as “human-independent service engineering,” “problem-clarified service engineering,” “solution-converged service engineering,” and “designing for service.” A new service computer-aided design system (service CAD) named DSIT explorer is developed consisting of customization, compatibility, and extensiveness of DSIT modules. A pervasive and smart collaborative service system (i.e., the smart MOS burger service solution) designed using DSIT explorer is illustrated. DSIT is a holistic, interdisciplinary, and collaborative service design concept, which is incorporated into a collaborative and intelligent service CAD framework to enable systematic inventive thinking throughout phases of service design lifecycle from problem definition, problem resolution, to solution evaluation.     

Collaborative intelligent CAD framework incorporating design history tracking algorithm

This paper shows a new and efficient collaborative intelligent Computer Aided Design (CAD) framework in a theoretical study. While other collaborative CAD frameworks or protocols focus on decreasing the waiting time for updating design or communication methods for design review among collaborative designers, the suggested collaborative design protocol determines the next design ownership criterion with the objective of minimizing redundant design stages and design bottlenecks using the design history. In addition, the suggested framework generates an efficient reverse-engineered process for achieving the final design target with identification of redundant designs and how these can be prevented while resolving other existing collaborative design issues. As a design history mechanism, a feature-based design history tracking algorithm is suggested. In each design stage, the modeling activities are mapped to the related geometry and topology information. This information is reasoned into features using the feature design history graph (FDHG) and modified attribute adjacency graph (MAAG). The identified features are utilized for determining the redundant design stage and how it can be changed efficiently using the tracking algorithm. As the size of the design history increases with the number of collaborative designers and their design stages, this design history mechanism contributes to a decrease in size and captures the characteristics of design using features. As possible directions for future research this suggested framework can provide an insight into the design tendencies of designers and also be used as a reference model for intelligent CAD systems with an extracted design history-based knowledge database.     

A framework for collaborative top-down assembly design

This paper presents a new system framework for collaborative top-down assembly design. Different from current computer-aided design (CAD) systems, the framework allows a group of designers to collaboratively conduct product design in a top-down manner. In our framework, a multi-level and distributed assembly model is adopted to effectively support collaborative top-down assembly design. Meanwhile, fine-granularity collaborative design functionalities are provided. First, the coupled structural parameters involved in the distributed skeleton models of the product can be collaboratively determined by the correlative designers based on fuzzy and utility theory. Second, agent based design variation propagation is achieved to ensure the consistency of the multi-level and distributed assembly model during the whole design process. Third, collaborative design of assembly interfaces between the components assigned to different designers is supported. The prototype implementation shows that our framework works well for supporting practical collaborative top-down assembly design.     

A sharable format for multidisciplinary finite element analysis data

The sharing of finite element analysis (FEA) data during the design process is a key requirement for success in collaborative design environments. However, compared to other fields like computer-aided design (CAD), sharing FEA data using a standardized neutral format remains relatively inefficient because the format must accommodate a wide range of data types produced from multidisciplinary analysis applications. In this paper, we propose a new format improving the exchangeability of FEA data in a collaborative design environment. Our approach is designed to address a wide variety of industry concerns as it achieves substantial data compression by storing only essential FE information and is efficient for visualizing heterogeneous analytic results by using a modified scene graph data structure. To maximize the efficiency of managing multidisciplinary data, our format also allows the use of hierarchical management within a single structure. We implemented a system based on our format, which is able to efficiently use the proposed sharable data translated from various systems. Several examples from commercial FEA systems are provided to demonstrate the effectiveness of the format.